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100 1 _aHenson, Josiah,
_d1789-1883
245 1 0 _aFather Henson's Story of His Own Life :
_bTruth Stranger Than Fiction
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2015
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2015-06-03
508 _aProduced by Cindy Horton, Diane Monico, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"Father Henson's Story of His Own Life" by Josiah Henson is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book narrates the life experiences of Henson, who was born into slavery and recounts his struggles, hardships, and the path to eventual freedom. It provides a compelling insight into the brutal realities of American slavery through the eyes of someone who lived it. The opening of the narrative introduces Josiah Henson's birth and childhood in Maryland, detailing the extreme brutality faced by his father, a fellow slave, who was punished severely for defending his mother from a cruel overseer. Henson reflects on these early memories, providing a stark depiction of the violence and inhumanity surrounding slavery. As he progresses through his childhood, the account foreshadows the trials that lie ahead, including heartbreaking family separations and his eventual journey toward self-discovery and faith amidst the oppressive conditions he endured. Thus, the beginning sets the stage for a powerful autobiographical exploration of resilience and the quest for freedom. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFugitive slaves -- United States -- Biography
653 _aAfrican Americans -- Biography
653 _aEnslaved persons -- United States -- Biography
653 _aHenson, Josiah, 1789-1883
653 _aFugitive slaves -- Canada -- Biography
653 _aBlack people -- Canada -- Biography
653 _aClergy -- Canada -- Biography
700 1 _aStowe, Harriet Beecher,
_d1811-1896
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49129
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